English inversion :: a ground-before-figure construction /

The book provides an account of English inversion, a construction that displays perplexing idiosyncrasies at the level of semantics, phonology, syntax, and pragmatics. Basing his central argument on the claim that inversion is a linguistic representation of a Ground-before-Figure model, the author d...

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1. Verfasser: Chen, Rong, 1955-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2003.
Schriftenreihe:Cognitive linguistics research ; 25.
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Zusammenfassung:The book provides an account of English inversion, a construction that displays perplexing idiosyncrasies at the level of semantics, phonology, syntax, and pragmatics. Basing his central argument on the claim that inversion is a linguistic representation of a Ground-before-Figure model, the author develops an elegant solution to a hitherto unsolved multidimensional linguistic puzzle and, in the process, supports the theoretical position that a cognitive approach best suits the multidimensionality of language itself. Engagingly written, the book will appeal to linguists of all persuasions and to any reader curious about the relationship between language and cognition.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (348 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-319) and indexes.
ISBN:9783110895100
3110895102

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